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Lamar wins 20-17. Ugly ugly but a win

Thank you TSU for multiple penalties to keep Lamar's drive going. Griffin gets a running touchdown with 1:05 to go.

TSU comes right back with a strong drive to get a touchdown with under four minutes left in the game. They make the extra point to take a four point lead.

Lamar finally takes the lead on a Longino to Gibbs pass, but the extra point is missed. Lamar up by three with 8:32 left in the game.

Including the Lamar's first drive of the 2nd half they have eight penalties for 72 yards. Lamar can't play without yellow flags flying. The O-line can't block without holding. This has to change. Griffin needs to get in better shape. I know he isn't getting much help but as soon as he comes out the offense stalls.

Evening games finds Lamar down by ten at the half, NWST and SELA both down twenty and Commerce down by twenty-seven. UIW is up by three. McNeese and SFA are still in the first quarter with each up by fourteen.

Lamar offense starts out good for about three to four plays before a illegal block cost ten yard followed directly by another penalty stopped the drive.

Texas Southern takes the opening kick off and makes an impressive 16 play drive settling for a field goal to take the early lead. Lamar couldn't stop TSU rush offense until the last two plays at the goal line to hold them to the field goal.

The two early games directionally have gone as expected. UTSA blew out HCU and with under six minutes left Nicholls is bombing Miss Valley St. Lookes like Nicholls is taking out their frustrations from the first three weeks.

Pure seating capacity Lamar doesn't need much if any to meet FBS standards. Lamar would pretty much need to sell out for what is supposed to be the attendance standard. Every time I think about what it would really take, I think how short sighted the Lamar administration has been over the years. They could have attached the Dauphin Athletic Complex to the south side of the Montagne which then would have left the south end open to create a horseshoe down the road and also made the complex easily accessed by both football and basketball for meeting rooms and weight rooms. But since they didn't really think about what might be needed to get to FBS when they built it expanding seating now is a lot harder and a lot more expensive.

I think this is one of two or three trap games left, although Lamar should not overlook anyone. Of the remaining games Texas Southern may be the one chance for a three or more scores win. Northwestern St and Commerce are the other two potentially should win games left.

8 Games are on tap this weekend. UIW is off, HCU plays FBS UTSA. Remainder of games are three versus Big Sky, three versus SWAC and one MVFC. SELA takes on FCS #1 ranked South Dakota State. Lamar, McNeese and Nicholls play SWAC schools with Lamar hosting Texas Southern who currently sits first in the west division of their conference. I believe the SLC can win all three of the SWAC contests and maybe one of the Big Sky games.

Getting recognized is nice, but what ranking does the selection committee use. I don't think the FCS Coaches Pole is updated yet.

When you look at conference standings, they are sorted by conference games first and overall record second.

McNeese comes back on SFA and wins the game scoring three times in the fourth quarter.

UIW rally comes up short. Final score SIU 35 - UIW 28. Grambling comes back on Commerce to tie the game and then win in overtime. SFA up by ten over McNeese with 12:18 left in the game.

Lamar and SELA get home wins against Big Sky conference teams Weber St and Eastern Washington. Nicholls trailing Sacramento St 24-0 with two minutes left in the first half at Sacramento. UIW trailing at SIU by two scores with 6:42 left in that game but moving the ball into SIU territory,

Lamar holds on for the one-point victory as Weber St misses a potential game winning field goal. Big win.

Lamar unable to get a first down and will punt the ball back to Weber with 52 seconds left, but should get good field position.

Weber returns the favor turning down the go-ahead field goal with under two minutes left in the game to go for a fourth and one at the one-yard line. Lamar defense makes a tremendous stop.

Lamar misses an opportunity to extend the lead when it is unable to convert a fourth and one at the Weber three-yard line.

Longino completes a 72-yard pass and run to Damien Moore to get Lamar back the lead with nine minutes left in the third quarter. Lamar up 17-16

Longino begins Lamar's second half at quarterback.

Weber St takes the second half kickoff and drives for a touchdown but misses the extra point to take a 16-10 lead. Lamar will need to respond.

SLC scores at the half of Lamar's game. HCU up solidly against a non-D1 program. SELA is tied with Eastern Washington. Commerce is tied with Grambling. UIW defense unable to stop Southern Illinois offense. UIW down by three touchdowns at the half. SFA and McNeese are scoreless in the second quarter.